# Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 (eIDAS) — electronic identification and trust services

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- Jurisdiction: European Union
- Type: Regulation
- Identifier: 32014R0910
- Current as of: 23 July 2014
- Provisions: 52
- Official text: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/910/oj

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## Provisions

- **Trusted lists**: 1. Each Member State shall establish, maintain and publish trusted lists, including information related to the qualified trust service providers…
- **Liability and burden of proof**: 1. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, trust service providers shall be liable for damage caused intentionally or negligently to…
- **Legal effects of electronic seals**: 1. An electronic seal shall not be denied legal effect and admissibility as evidence in legal proceedings solely on the…
- **Requirements for qualified electronic time stamps**: 1. A qualified electronic time stamp shall meet the following requirements: (a) it binds the date and time to…
- **Certification of qualified electronic signature creation devices**: 1. Conformity of qualified electronic signature creation devices with the requirements laid…
- **Security breach**: 1. Where either the electronic identification scheme notified pursuant to Article 9(1) or the authentication referred to in point (f) of…
- **Security requirements applicable to trust service providers**: 1. Qualified and non-qualified trust service providers shall take appropriate technical and…
- **Notification**: 1. The notifying Member State shall notify to the Commission the following information and, without undue delay, any subsequent changes thereto…
- **Requirements for qualified electronic registered delivery services**: 1. Qualified electronic registered delivery services shall meet the following requirements…
- **Requirements for advanced electronic seals**: An advanced electronic seal shall meet the following requirements: (a) it is uniquely linked to the creator of the…
- **Penalties**: Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation. The penalties provided for shall be effective…
- **Requirements for qualified trust service providers**: 1. When issuing a qualified certificate for a trust service, a qualified trust service provider shall…
- **Electronic signatures in public services**: 1. If a Member State requires an advanced electronic signature to use an online service offered by, or on behalf of, a…
- **Cooperation and interoperability**: 1. The national electronic identification schemes notified pursuant to Article 9 (1) shall be interoperable. 2. For the…
- **Publication of a list of certified qualified electronic signature creation devices**: 1. Member States shall notify to the Commission without undue delay and no…
- **Requirements for advanced electronic signatures**: An advanced electronic signature shall meet the following requirements: (a) it is uniquely linked to the…
- **Committee procedure**: 1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011…
- **Assurance levels of electronic identification schemes**: 1. An electronic identification scheme notified pursuant to Article 9 (1) shall specify assurance levels…
- **Review**: The Commission shall review the application of this Regulation and shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council no later than 1 July 2020…
- **Legal effects of electronic documents**: An electronic document shall not be denied legal effect and admissibility as evidence in legal proceedings solely on the…
- **Exercise of the delegation**: 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The…
- **Supervisory body**: 1. Member States shall designate a supervisory body established in their territory or, upon mutual agreement with another Member State, a…
- **Qualified preservation service for qualified electronic signatures**: 1. A qualified preservation service for qualified electronic signatures may only be provided…
- **Data processing and protection**: 1. Processing of personal data shall be carried out in accordance with Directive 95/46/EC. 2. Without prejudice to the legal…
- **International aspects**: 1. Trust services provided by trust service providers established in a third country shall be recognised as legally equivalent to…
- **Repeal**: 1. Directive 1999/93/EC is repealed with effect from 1 July 2016. 2. References to the repealed Directive shall be construed as references to this…
- **Requirements for qualified certificates for website authentication**: 1. Qualified certificates for website authentication shall meet the requirements laid down…
- **Validation and preservation of qualified electronic seals**: Articles 32, 33 and 34 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the validation and preservation of qualified…
- **Legal effects of electronic signatures**: 1. An electronic signature shall not be denied legal effect and admissibility as evidence in legal proceedings solely on…
- **Requirements for the validation of qualified electronic signatures**: 1. The process for the validation of a qualified electronic signature shall confirm the…
- **Subject matter**: With a view to ensuring the proper functioning of the internal market while aiming at an adequate level of security of electronic identification…
- **Requirements for qualified electronic signature creation devices**: 1. Qualified electronic signature creation devices shall meet the requirements laid down in…
- **Qualified certificates for electronic seals**: shall meet the requirements laid down in Annex III. 2. Qualified certificates for electronic seals shall not be subject to any mandatory requirements exceeding…
- **Qualified certificates for electronic signatures**: shall meet the requirements laid down in Annex I. 2. Qualified certificates for electronic signatures shall not be subject to any mandatory requirement…
- **Definitions**: For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘electronic identification’ means the process of using person…
- **Qualified electronic seal creation devices**: 1. Article 29 shall apply mutatis mutandis to requirements for qualified electronic seal creation devices. 2…
- **Legal effect of an electronic registered delivery service**: 1. Data sent and received using an electronic registered delivery service shall not be denied legal…
- **Entry into force**: 1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European…
- **Transitional measures**: 1. Secure signature creation devices of which the conformity has been determined in accordance with Article 3(4) of Directive 1999/93/EC…
- **Legal effect of electronic time stamps**: 1. An electronic time stamp shall not be denied legal effect and admissibility as evidence in legal proceedings solely…
- **Eligibility for notification of electronic identification schemes**: An electronic identification scheme shall be eligible for notification pursuant to Article 9…
- **Accessibility for persons with disabilities**: Where feasible, trust services provided and end-user products used in the provision of those services shall be made…
- **Supervision of qualified trust service providers**: 1. Qualified trust service providers shall be audited at their own expense at least every 24 months by a…
- **Mutual recognition**: 1. When an electronic identification using an electronic identification means and authentication is required under national law or by…
- **EU trust mark for qualified trust services**: 1. After the qualified status referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 21(2) has been indicated in the…
- **Electronic seals in public services**: 1. If a Member State requires an advanced electronic seal in order to use an online service offered by, or on behalf of, a…
- **Liability**: 1. The notifying Member State shall be liable for damage caused intentionally or negligently to any natural or legal person due to a failure to…
- **Internal market principle**: 1. There shall be no restriction on the provision of trust services in the territory of a Member State by a trust service provider…
- **Qualified validation service for qualified electronic signatures**: 1. A qualified validation service for qualified electronic signatures may only be provided by…
- **Initiation of a qualified trust service**: 1. Where trust service providers, without qualified status, intend to start providing qualified trust services, they…
- **Mutual assistance**: may cover, in particular, information requests and supervisory measures, such as requests to carry out inspections related to the conformity assessment reports…
- **Scope**: 1. This Regulation applies to electronic identification schemes that have been notified by a Member State, and to trust service providers that are…
- **Definitions**: (10) ‘electronic signature’ means data in electronic form which is attached to or logically associated with other data in electronic form and which…
- **Electronic signatures in public services**: (2). 5. By 18 September 2015, and taking into account existing practices, standards and Union legal acts, the…
- **Assurance levels of electronic identification schemes**: 3. By 18 September 2015, taking into account relevant international standards and subject to paragraph 2…
- **Supervision of qualified trust service providers**: (1). The supervisory body shall inform the qualified trust service provider of the withdrawal of its qualified…
- **Electronic seals in public services**: (2). 5. By 18 September 2015, and taking into account existing practices, standards and legal acts of the Union, the…
- **Supervisory body**: (2); (d) to report to the Commission about its main activities in accordance with paragraph 6 of this Article; (e) to carry out audits or…
- **Cooperation and interoperability**: (1) and the electronic identification schemes which Member States intend to notify; and (b) the security of the electronic…
- **Security requirements applicable to trust service providers**: 3. The supervisory body shall provide ENISA once a year with a summary of notifications of breach…
- **Eligibility for notification of electronic identification schemes**: (3); (f) the notifying Member State ensures the availability of authentication online, so…
- **Notification**: (8), the Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union a list of the electronic identification schemes which were…
- **Requirements for qualified trust service providers**: 2. A qualified trust service provider providing qualified trust services shall: (a) inform the supervisory…
- **Supervisory body**: (2). 7. The Commission shall make the annual report referred to in paragraph 6 available to Member States. 8. The Commission may, by means of…
- **Definitions**: (19) ‘trust service provider’ means a natural or a legal person who provides one or more trust services either as a qualified or as a non-qualified…
- **Requirements for qualified trust service providers**: evidence in legal proceedings and for the purpose of ensuring continuity of the service. Such recording may…
- **Definitions**: (31) ‘electronic seal creation device’ means configured software or hardware used to create an electronic seal; (32) ‘qualified electronic seal…

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